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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / January 2008Locking a stolen unlocked iPhone
Guys, Quick question. Is it possible for me to call my service provider and have them lock the phone that my current sim card is in? Reason for asking is that i had my iPhone stolen which i bought in America and unlocked myself. I wasnt going to bother reporting it to o2 as it was my backup phone with a PAYG sim card in it. However, if they can tell the IMEI of the phone, and subsequently lock it remotely so nobody else could use it, i would definitely do it. I dont have the box anymore so have no copy of the IMEI number. > Guys, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I dont have the box anymore so have no copy of the IMEI number. Mobile companies keep records of which cell is closest to you, the IMEI, the phone number and numbers called from the phone. Calls to the phone are also recorded, so are all text messages to and from the phone - together with your position throughout the day. So it is possible to tell. Mobile companies refuse to give info out unless they have a Production Order from a court. They can easily trace and track stolen phones, but will not block many or provide information to the police as they would lose revenue. It doesn't matter to the mobile companies if they generate a profit from people using stolen equipment. This info is not something the helpline or customer service lines can give out, they do not have access to it or know exactly what is recorded and stored. I know from dealing with forensic companies that use the data supplied. > > Guys, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > what is recorded and stored. > I know from dealing with forensic companies that use the data supplied. So they know the IMEI of the phone which is good. So if i call up and report it stolen, even though i dont know the IMEI myself, nor did i buy the phone from them (i bought it abroad) they can still block it? BUT... will they do it without being asked? In article <02ff36ba-e870-440f-bf1b-352d2a12d1f1 @v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, alexbergh@gmail.com says... > > > Guys, > > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > BUT... will they do it without being asked? Just ring them up and ask!  SignatureRegards Jon > In article <02ff36ba-e870-440f-bf1b-352d2a12d1f1 > @v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, alexbergh@gmail.com says... [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Just ring them up and ask! Although, just because you're the 'owner' of the SIM, doesn't make you the 'owner' of the handset. You could have borrowed the handset from someone etc. If a network supplied you with the handset, they'll have a log of that IMEI on your account and they'll bar the IMEI. Asking them to bar other IMEIs, even those which your SIM is currently in, may be refused without some confirmation that you really are the owner of that handset. But as Jon said - just ask and see what they say - anything else is just guesswork. D David Hearn used his keyboard to write : >> Just ring them up and ask! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > confirmation that you really are the owner of that handset. But as Jon said > - just ask and see what they say - anything else is just guesswork. Not in my recent experience, with Vodafone, anyway. Lost phone & SIM. Rang to bar the SIM & duly received replacement. Upon putting new SIM in (now found) phone, discovered Vodafone had barred the non-Vodafone supplied handset. Who is he going to call? That will be difficult to recover. Whoeve stole the phone probably took out the sim in it, and will likely us another one in it. It would be stupid of them to use your sim -- mrcamp > Who is he going to call? ghostbusters! SignatureGareth. That fly... is your magic wand. http://www.last.fm/user/dsbmusic/ > Who is he going to call? That will be difficult to recover. Whoever > stole the phone probably took out the sim in it, and will likely use > another one in it. It would be stupid of them to use your sim. The SIM currently being used in the phone shouldn't matter. O2 know what the IEMI of the handset that was stolen is from their records. All they have to do is blacklist that IMEI. >> Who is he going to call? That will be difficult to recover. Whoever >> stole the phone probably took out the sim in it, and will likely use [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >IEMI of the handset that was stolen is from their records. All they have to >do is blacklist that IMEI. The network operator can verify the SIM being reported stolen as being owned by their customer, but how can they know the phone belonged to them also if they didn't supply it? It opens up the possibility for an angry ex-partner to use their SIM card a few times in their ex's phone, report it as stolen, get their own SIM card replaced and leave their ex with an unusable phone. Chris >>> Who is he going to call? That will be difficult to recover. Whoever >>> stole the phone probably took out the sim in it, and will likely use [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > card a few times in their ex's phone, report it as stolen, get their > own SIM card replaced and leave their ex with an unusable phone. If they're an ex what are they doing with their ex's phone? If my ex had my phone i'd want it to be blacklisted lol, so not a problem. >>>> Who is he going to call? That will be difficult to recover. Whoever >>>> stole the phone probably took out the sim in it, and will likely use [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >If they're an ex what are they doing with their ex's phone? If my ex had my >phone i'd want it to be blacklisted lol, so not a problem. OK, but they might get the opportunity to temporarily have access to it. The point is that blacklisting a phone just because it's been used with a SIM that has been reported stolen could result in a perfectly innocent person's phone becoming maliciously blocked. Chris > Guys, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I dont have the box anymore so have no copy of the IMEI number. Just report it stolen. They should block the SIM and the phone. |
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